Sportsman&#39;s coat



May 4, 1937. F. H. MAHONEY SPORTSMANS COAT 1956 2 Shee'ts-Sheet 1 FiledApril 11 May 4, 1937.

F. H. MAHON EY SPORTSMANS COAT Filed April 11, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2line 5-5 of Figure 1;

Patented May 4, 1937' UNITED STATES sron'rsms COAT Frank-H. Mahoney,Burlington, Vt.,' assignor of one-half to William Knox, Burlington, Vt.

Application April 11, 1936, Serial No. 73,913 2 Claims. (01. 2-94) Thisinvention relates to an improved sportsmans coat of the Norfolk type.

It is the purpose and object of the invention to provide an improvedsportsmans coat that possesses the capacity of being quickly modified topresent a normal appearance acceptable for street wear. I

In a more specific aspect it is the purpose and object of the inventionto provide a sportsmans coat having a detachable pack-containing bagthat may readily be secured to the coat through means normally concealedfrom view.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a sportsmans coatthat can be utilized both for sports wear and street wear and which canbe transformed with a minimum of effort and without in any way impairingthe normal appearance of the coat.

It is likewise an object of the invention to provide a coat that can beeconomically manufactured and one that will give satisfactory service inuse.

Coming now to a specific description of the invention, likereference'characters in the drawings refer to like parts.

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the sportsmans coat having thepack-containing bag in position thereon;

Figure 2 is a detailed perspective of the packcontaining bag;

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the coat with the pack-containing bagremoved and parts shown in section;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the Figure 6 is a rearelevational view of a modified forms of sportsmans coat; and

Figure 7 is a detailed perspective view of the upper end of thepack-containing bag shown in Figure 6.

Referring to Figure 1, the sportsmans coat is indicated generally at Iand is provided with the vertically spaced box plaits 2 and the belt 3.The box plaits 2 are of a sufficient width that they will completelyoverlie and conceal the complemental zipper fasteners 4 and 5 whichcooperate to hold the pack-containing bag 6 in position on the coat.

The pack-containing bag 6 is provided at either side thereof with acomplemental zipper fastener element 1 (see Figure 2), and in themodification of Figures 1 to 3, the top of the pack-containing bag canbe closed through the medium of the snap fasteners 8.

The pack-containing bag 6 is of such dimensions and so constructed thatthe zipper elements I carried thereby are spaced apart a distance equalto the spacing between the complemental zipper elements 4 and 5 carriedby the coat. The arrangement is such that the pack container 6 may bereadily affixed to or removed from the coat through the medium of thezipper" fasteners merely by the operation of the zipper fastener clips9. The bag 6 can thus be readily attached to or removed from the coat Iand, when removed, the complemental zipper fastener elements 4 and 5 arecompletely concealed beneath the box plaits 2 so that, from all outwardappearances, the coat is of conventional form and may be worn forconventional use.

It will be apparent that the pack-containing bag is locatedin the mostadvantageous position on the coat and that the box plaits 2 help tosuspend the weight from the shoulders of the wearer. The pack-containingbag 6 -can, of course, be removed from the coat either in packed orempty condition. This makes the coat exceedingly practical for hikersand for like uses since the pack may be immediately removed from thecoat and laid aside without necessitating the wearer's laying aside ofthe garment.

It frequently happens with sports coats of this general type that thewearer is compelled, in order to gain access to the pack, to take offthe coat and leave it off during the complete unpacking operation, whichnot infrequently results in exposure after exertion, at a time when thecoat is most needed by the wearer. All of these objectionable factorsare completely overcome through the use of the present invention. InFigures 4 to 7 there is shown a modified form of coat in which thepack-containing bag designated I0 is suspended from the top of the backby a zipper element indicated generally at H. In this modification oneof the zipper elements i2 is carried by the back of the bag It) whereasthe other complemental zipper element is positioned underneath the plaiti3 at the bottom of the yoke in the backof the coat. In thismodification the top of the bag I0 is likewlse closed through the mediumof the snap fasteners indicated at l4. Also in this modification the boxplaits may be eliminated from the coat. However, it is advantageous insome instances to provide both the top suspension as disclosed inFigures 4 to '7 and the side suspension as disclosed in Figures 1 to 3,and it is distinctly understood that.

the disclosed invention embraces the idea of suspending the packing bagfrom the top through zipper fasteners, as' specifically disclosed inFigure 6, and also through the sides, as specifically 5 disclosed inFigure 1. The latter arrangement provides a double suspension andenables the coat to be used for the carrying of heavy packs.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that, in accordance with thepresent invention, there is 10 provided an attractive sportsmans coatthat can be produced along conventional style lines withoutnecessitating the provision of cumbersome fixed pockets, packed bags,and the like. It is further apparent that the coat may be produced 15from all suitable fabrics and that it is a most economical garment forthe reason that it is adapted not only to sports wear but toconventional use. It is notoriously true that the usual sports coat isrelegated to disuse most of the time, 20 whereas a garment constructedin accordance with the present invention may serve the wearer under alarge variety of conditions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A coat having a pair of vertically spaced plaits on the back, zipperelements aflixed to the coat beneath the adjacent edges of said plaitsand concealed thereby, a pack-receiving bag carrying parallel disposedzipper elements spaced apart the same distance as the zipper" elementscarried by the coat, and means for effecting union of the complementalzipper" elements on the coat and bag.

2. An improved coat comprising spaced apart vertical plaits on the backthereof extending over the shoulders and having opposed free marginaledges, complemental zipper elements secured to the coat beneath saidopposed marginal edges in such relation thereto as to be normallyconcealed thereby, and a pack-containing bag carrying parallel disposedzipper elements spaced apart the same distance as the zipper" elementsafllxed to the coat and arranged and constructed to be detachablysecured to said coat whereby the points of attachment of the bag to thecoat lie in the vertical lines of said plaits.

FRANK H. MAHONEY.

